Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (4423)
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Who Built That? Bridges : An Introduction to Ten Great Bridges and Their Designers by Didier Cornille EN
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In this latest addition to his popular Who Built That? series, Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the Brooklyn to the Golden Gate; from the first in cast iron to the longest in concrete; from small footbridges to the tallest in the world. Cornille introduces each engineer or architect and the main concepts of their work through charming step-by-step drawings and accessible text. Who Built That? Bridges is a fun primer for children of all ages interested in learning about these incredible structures and the engineering and design concepts behind each o... continue
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The Roots of Christian Mysticism : Texts from the Patristic Era with Commentary by Olivier Clément EN
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Texts from the Patristic Era with Commentary displaying the roots of the deeply mystical spirituality that has flourished among Christians throughout the ages. By linking together a series of brilliantly chosen texts from the early centuries of the Church, the author lays bare the roots of the deeply mystical spirituality that has flourished among Christians throughout the ages. This book will appeal to anyone who is interested in the field of spirituality. It is a masterly contribution to Christian scholarship, and this second edition includes an extraordinarily useful Index.
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Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry FR
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A small boy learns of the wonders and ironies of life during a celestial odyssey.
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Darwin : An Exceptional Voyage by Fabien Grolleau EN
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This sweeping, intelligent and immersive biographical graphic novel from award-winning creators, joins legendary scientist Charles Darwin as a young man, as he embarks on his voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. It is the year 1831. A gifted but distracted young man named Charles Darwin has been offered a place aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, in a chain of events that will change both his life and the course of modern science. Join him on an epic journey of thrilling discovery as he explores remote corners of the natural world and pieces together the very beginnings of his revolutionary theory of evolution.
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Quatrevingt-treize by Victor Hugo FR
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Dans a Vendée de 1793, trois personnages s'affrontent : l'aristocrate Lantenac, fidèle à son passé, son petit-neveu Gauvain, tourné vers l'avenir généreux de la République, et le conventionnel Cimourdain, plus durement soucieux des exigences présentes de la Révolution et de la Terreur. Dans cette épopée où le romancier mêle la fiction de l'intrigue et la réalité de l'Histoire - Danton, Robespierre et Marat sont au centre du livre -, chacun des trois héros se trouve ainsi guidé par une certaine idée du devoir et de l'honneur. Et chacun sera conduit à une forme d'héroïsme qui n'écarte pas la mor... continue
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On the Apostolic Preaching by Saint Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon.) EN
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St Irenaeus is the most important theologian of the second century, laying the foundation for all future Christian thinkers. Irenaeus tells us that he had known Polycarp, who had himself known the apostles and been appointed by them as the bishop of the church of Smyrna. This direct contact with the immediate successors of the apostles was of importance for Irenaeus in his later defense of Christian practice and teaching. In this work Against the Heresies, he was the first to utilize the full range of apostolic writings in his controversy with the Gnostics and others. Uniting, for the first ti... continue
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Hidden Childhood : A Jewish Girl's Sanctuary in a French Convent, 1942-1945 by Frida Scheps Weinstein EN
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During World War II, a young Jewish girl known as F. is transported to a convent school at the Chateau de Beaujeu, France, where her fascination with catechism clouds her identification with her true heritage
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Guerilla Green by Ophelie Damblé EN
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“PLANT...EVERYWHERE!” Ophélie is a thirty years old city-dweller who’s joined the guerilla gardening movement fighting for decades to bring more green back into cities that increasingly resemble concrete jungles. Now she’s putting the guerillas’ motto into action by reviving the true spirit of her city and showing everyone the true nature of their world! Cookie Kalkair & Ophelie Damblé explore the real world of the guerilla gardening movement that teaches us the principles of making our cities more beautiful and sustainable places, one plant at a time.
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The Dark Library by Cyrille Martinez EN
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Libraries are magical places. But what if they're even more magical than we know?
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A June 2022 Indie Next List Pick From the international bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers, a beautifully told and suspenseful story about the ties that bind us and the choices that make us who we are. 1986: Adrien, Etienne and Nina are 10 years old when they meet at school and quickly become inseparable. They promise each other they will one day leave their provincial backwater, move to Paris, and never part. 2017: A car is pulled up from the bottom of the lake, a body inside. Virginie, a local journalist with an enigmatic past reports on the case while also reflecting on the relat... continue